# Karkatashol Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Karkatashol

Karkatashol is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 48 households**, the 150th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 232people (2011)
- 48households
- 59.7%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karkatashol

Of every 100 households in Karkatashol in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkatashol · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****77%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karkatashol?

■ Karkatashol · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**953

Working population ****39.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 51.5% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (77%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gopiballavpur - I

- Phula Kendu247 people
- Mancha Bandha246 people
- Noha Malia243 people
- Mathasahi238 people
- Daldali228 people
- Dhutur Kuria228 people
- Rehara Ghutu222 people
- Chhota Dhanka Mara220 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karkatashol?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkatashol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karkatashol?59.7% (Census 2011)